WeTeach_CS Summit 2025: Full Schedule

June 9-10, 2025
Renaissance Austin Hotel - 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, TX 78759
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10:00am CDT

Bringing Advanced Astronomy to High School Students with a Google Colab Computational Essay

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT

Frio

This project offers a computational essay in Google Colab, showcasing how computer science enhances astronomy education. Students analyze light sources from a database, generate research-quality plots, and edit code while exploring how astronomers detect young stellar objects (YSOs). By integrating coding with physics, the project highlights the value of interdisciplinary learning, where coding deepens scientific understanding and astronomy provides real-world applications for computer science. Simplifying advanced concepts for citizen science, this hands-on approach engages students with real data and methods, fostering skills in both computational techniques and scientific inquiry.

Presenters

Jimmy Newland

CS Education Specilaist, TACC

https://bsky.app/profile/jimmynewland.bsky.social

April Andreas

McLennan Community College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilandreas/

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Frio

Advanced Computer Science, High School

11:15am CDT

Intro to Quantum Information Science: What's a Qubit?

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT

Frio

This session will introduce participants to the basic concepts of quantum information science and quantum computing, with guidance and resources to introduce these concepts to students without prior knowledge of quantum phenomena. The material will be especially suitable to high school juniors and seniors or beginning undergraduates.

Presenters

Brian La Cour

Intro to Quantum Information Science: What's a Qubit?, The University of Texas at Austin

Brian R. La Cour received his B.S. degree in physics and his M.S. degree in physics and mathematics from the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA, in 1991 and 1995, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in physics from The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, in... Read More →

Derrick Tucker

Course Coordinator for Quantum Technologies, The University of Texas at Austin

Derrick Tucker received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2004 and pursued graduate study in Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. Derrick taught science and mathematics from 2011-2021, the last 6 years of which were at Akins High School... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Frio

Advanced Computer Science, High School

1:30pm CDT

Impacting Student Attitudes About CS Through Coding Integration into Science

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Frio

In this session, participants will learn how integrating CS pedagogy into science and math classes can positively impact student attitudes about CS. When students experience lessons in science and math classes that use CS, they feel more confident about CS and are more likely to pursue academic pathways that include CS. Participants will see examples of specific lessons that can be used in science and math courses to improve student attitudes about the use of CS in non-CS STEM courses.

Presenters

Jimmy Newland

CS Education Specilaist, TACC

https://bsky.app/profile/jimmynewland.bsky.social

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Frio

Advanced Computer Science, High School